Cordycepin, Cordyceps militaris, Secondary metabolite, Entomopathogenic fungi, Insect immunity, Galleria mellonella

Woolley, Victoria C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 , Teakle, Graham R., Prince, Gillian, de Moor, Cornelia H. and Chandler, David (2020) Cordycepin, a metabolite of Cordyceps militaris, reduces immune-related gene expression in insects. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 177:107480. ISSN 0022-2011 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2020.107480)

aphid; conservation biocontrol; parasitoid; Aphidius colemani; floral resource plant; field margin

Ndakidemi, Baltazar J., Mbega, Ernest R., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Woolley, Victoria C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2022) Field margin plants support natural enemies in sub-Saharan Africa smallholder common bean farming systems. Plants, 11 (7):898. ISSN 2223-7747 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11070898)

biological control; chemical control; biopesticides; habitat manipulation; predators; parasitoids; Aphis fabae; Maruca vitrata

Ndakidemi, Baltazar J., Mbega, Ernest R., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 and Woolley, Victoria C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 (2021) Natural pest regulation and its compatibility with other crop protection practices in smallholder bean farming systems. Biology, 10 (8):805. ISSN 2079-7737 (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10080805)

biological control; natural enemies; sustainable pest management; monocrop; intercrop; margin vegetation

Obanyi, Janet N., Ogendo, Joshua O., Mulwa, Richard M. S., Nyaanga, Jane G., Cheruiyot, Erick K., Bett, Philip K,, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Woolley, Victoria C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2023) Field margins and cropping system influence diversity and abundance of aphid natural enemies in Lablab purpureus. Journal of Applied Entomology. ISSN 0931-2048 (Print), 1439-0418 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13125)

biopesticide; botanicals; Pyrethrum; entomopathogenic fungi

Harte, Steven ORCID: 0000-0001-9628-7912 , Bray, Daniel, Woolley, Victoria ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 , Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Fernandez-Grandon, G. Mandela ORCID: 0000-0002-2993-390X (2023) A combination of biopesticides effective against fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, and mitigation of their defence mechanisms. In: Innovations in Crop Protection towards Sustainable Agriculture, 18th May, 2023, 14-15 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PS.

natural enemies; predators; parasitoids; conservation biological control; field margin; Phaseolus vulgaris

Ndakidemi, Baltazar, Mbega, Ernest, Ndakidemi, Patrick A, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Woolley, Victoria ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2022) Plant-rich field margins influence natural predators of aphids more than intercropping in common bean. Insects, 13 (7):56. ISSN 2075-4450 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13070569)

primary parasitoids, hyperparasitoids, aphidius colemani, phaseolus vulgaris, natural pest regulation, dna barcoding

Mkenda, Prisila A., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Chidege, Maneno, Gurr, Geoff M. and Woolley, Victoria C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 (2019) Characterization of hymenopteran parasitoids of aphis fabae in an African smallholder bean farming system through sequencing of COI 'mini-barcodes'. Insects (Special Issue Parasite-Insect Interactions), 10 (10):331. ISSN 2075-4450 (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10100331)